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Local trainer Tony (Wolfie) Stratford’s strong numbers at his local meeting in Gore tomorrow will be lead by the promising juvenile Captain Wolf. Let’s listen to what he has to say about each of his team of nine. Race One: Van Liberty (Sportswriter) – driver Blair Orange – SR1 Race One: Amarula (Always B Miki) […]
“We mainly bought her as a galloping pacemaker. She’s doing a great job with the babies and earning her keep,” winning trainer Shannon Armour said after Searing Light (He’s Watching) won at Ascot Park today. The mare began her racing career with Alan Edge in April 2021 and won two races for the Weedons trainer. […]
Recent Gloucester Park winner Watchlist, (He’s Watching) was bred by the late Roger Price, his wife Helen, their son John and his wife Katrina. He was trained by Katrina and John and from just five starts, won twice and recorded two seconds. He was then sold to clients of Gary Hall senior with Roger retaining […]
Gore’s leading harness racing trainer Tony Stratford won’t be driving anywhere tomorrow when he fronts up at his home meeting with seven pacers. Van Liberty (Sportswriter) draws five on the second row in Race One. He ran a good second at his last start at Winton two weeks ago. Debutant Dolmio Rocks (Sweet Lou) fronts […]
TORONTO, April 29, 2025 – Once a week, throughout the Mohawk racing season, Woodbine will profile a horse who has had a life-changing impact on one of their closest connections. This week, trainer Dave Menary, who earned his 1,000th career victory on Apr. 11 at Mohawk, and the horse deemed ‘harness racing’s bargain of the century,’ […]
MILTON, September 3 – Stockade Seelster’s undefeated two-year-old harness racing campaign continued in style tonight at Woodbine Mohawk Park, with the State Treasurer colt pacing the fastest mile in Ontario Sires Stakes history by a freshman. Stockade Seelster left well from the outside post in the six-horse field, and Jody Jamieson piloted him to the […]
Kobra Kai (Shanghai Phil) landed a surprise 17-1 shot on Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots harness racing rivals on Monday (Aug. 29) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Sylvain Filion hustled the three-year-old gelding to the front as they entered the first turn before Kaporal (Louis-Philippe Roy) took over just past the quarter in :26.2. The latter brought […]
Bruce Negus is looking to get a head start on next year’s Country Cup Championship. Negus will line up Corravally Star (Washington VC) in Sunday’s Kurow Cup, a harness racing qualifying event for the 2023 Country Cup Championship at Addington. Negus’s four-year-old missed out on a start in this year’s $100,000 feature by just one […]
Columbus, Ohio – A pair of top notch $100,000 invitational paces took center stage at Eldorado Scioto Downs on Friday (Aug. 19). Tattoo Artist (He’s Watching) won the #Senditin Invitational for male harness racing pacers while Test Of Faith (Art Major) set a new track record in the Cleopatra Invitational for mares. Tattoo Artist (Dexter […]
The speed and staying prowess of the New Zealand-bred standardbred was on full display in Western Australia when Himself (NZ) (Sportswriter) won the $A30,000 Group Three Marathon Handicap (3309m) at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The four-year-old proved his superior staying abilities after running away from his harness racing rivals to win over the mammoth trip of 3309 […]
Despite having to race in a sudden rainstorm, Tattoo Artist (He’s Watching) and driver Jason Bartlett were able to overcome starting from the far outside in post eight and score with ease in the Open Handicap Pace at Yonkers Raceway Monday (Aug. 8). Bartlett sent Tattoo Artist to the front once the starting gate got […]
Longest-shot-on-the-board Tactical Planner (Tactical Landing) exploded in the last eighth of the mile to win the $80,500 Pure Ivory harness racing final for two-year-old pacing fillies on Thursday (Aug. 5) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Driver Tyler Jones backed the filly to eighth from the start and was content to sit through first-half fractions of :27.1 […]
To breed the best horse you have to use the most expensive stallion, or have the best broodmare, or even better, a combination of both. Fact? Or just a myth fuelled by those with the big bucks to profiteer from the lucrative yearling sales each year. Surely a stallion who has left the equal fastest horse in the world […]
